Fear of Death and the Afterlife: The Islamic Perspective
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Changed by the Qur’an
Changed by the Qur’an is intended as a practical guide to remove the spiritual and intellectual barriers between every Muslim and their personal transformative relationship with the Qur’an
Secrets of Salah: The Hidden Gems of Prayer (Companion Journal)
The Secrets of Salah: The Hidden Gems of Prayer companion journal helps Muslims improve their prayer. It includes commentary and gems for each step of salah, and journaling space for your reflections on your journey to life-changing prayers.
Lowering the Gaze: Prophetic Solutions to Pornography in an Age of Endless Temptation
Dr. Jibran KhokharLate at night, after a long and exhausting day, a young man lies in bed scrolling through his phone. He is not searching for pornography. At least, that is not what he tells himself. He is simply looking for a distraction, to numb the distress of his day. A few reels become a few more. An image...
Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts and Religious OCD: Prophetic Guidance on Moral Scrupulosity
Dr. Jibran KhokharMoral scrupulosity is a form of excessive moral anxiety characterized by persistent fear of sin, intrusive thoughts about wrongdoing, and a heightened sense of guilt even in the absence of deliberate action. Often studied within the broader framework of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), it...
Four Ways of Confronting Islamophobia on Campus: Protecting Muslim Students from Abuse
Imam Khalid LatifSince October 2023, the past three academic years have exposed something painful but necessary for our community to confront: We were not prepared. The Prophet ﷺ taught us to tie our camel and trust in Allah. For far too long, in the higher education space, we trusted, but failed to tie the camel....
It’s Not Just an Iftar: The Power of Community in Ramadan | Blog
Shaimaa Kraba“Once upon a time . . . ” is how most fairy tales begin. In real life, it’s how single mothers begin sentences about who they were before everything changed. There was a time we believed life would be beautiful for us. Somewhere along the way, that kind of beauty became harder to reach. Not by...
Why do we begin with basmala? The answer is both simple and profound: every pursuit, every endeavor, every act of obedience. To discern obedience from disobedience, or to distinguish good from evil, we must cultivate a comprehensive worldview—one embodied in the basmala and its assertion of...
Ayatul Kursi is one of the most important verses in the Qur’an. It is known as the greatest verse in the Qur’an and should be memorized, understood, and often recited. It serves as a daily means of protection from worldly harm, and also as a means of protection from unseen sources of harm.
Is the Qur’an Still Relevant Today? The Timeless Universality of Qur’anic Teachings
Mohannad AbusarahMuslims through the ages have believed that the Qur’anic teachings are universal and that even specific verses contain teachings and rulings of universal applicability for all times and places. In this article, we substantiate this position, outlining the grounds for Qur’anic universality and...
The Significance of Allah’s name al-Aziz: The Most Powerful and Dignified | Blog
Yaqeen InstituteIn His final revelation, the Almighty says, “Let not their speech grieve you for all might belongs to Allah. It is He who hears and knows [all things]” (Qur’an 10:65). وَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘ إِنَّ ٱلْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا ۚ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ While this strong declaration of “all...
Does God Exist? The Case for Allah’s Existence in the Quran and Sunnah
Anonymous Guest AuthorKnowledge of God’s existence is often taken for granted by believers. The authentic religious experience—affirmed again and again in a Muslim’s daily life—makes faith in God feel so natural as to be assumed. But belief in God and the quest for existential truth is not an easy prospect for many...
Why do we begin with basmala? The answer is both simple and profound: every pursuit, every endeavor, every act of obedience. To discern obedience from disobedience, or to distinguish good from evil, we must cultivate a comprehensive worldview—one embodied in the basmala and its assertion of...
Ayatul Kursi is one of the most important verses in the Qur’an. It is known as the greatest verse in the Qur’an and should be memorized, understood, and often recited. It serves as a daily means of protection from worldly harm, and also as a means of protection from unseen sources of harm.
Is the Qur’an Still Relevant Today? The Timeless Universality of Qur’anic Teachings
Mohannad AbusarahMuslims through the ages have believed that the Qur’anic teachings are universal and that even specific verses contain teachings and rulings of universal applicability for all times and places. In this article, we substantiate this position, outlining the grounds for Qur’anic universality and...
The Significance of Allah’s name al-Aziz: The Most Powerful and Dignified | Blog
Yaqeen InstituteIn His final revelation, the Almighty says, “Let not their speech grieve you for all might belongs to Allah. It is He who hears and knows [all things]” (Qur’an 10:65). وَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘ إِنَّ ٱلْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا ۚ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ While this strong declaration of “all...
Does God Exist? The Case for Allah’s Existence in the Quran and Sunnah
Anonymous Guest AuthorKnowledge of God’s existence is often taken for granted by believers. The authentic religious experience—affirmed again and again in a Muslim’s daily life—makes faith in God feel so natural as to be assumed. But belief in God and the quest for existential truth is not an easy prospect for many...
Psychology of Wealth: An Islamic Perspective on Personal Finance
Dr. Osman Umarji
Truly, for every nation there is a trial, and the trial for my nation is wealth. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Long before the scientific enterprise of psychology, economics, and their ensuing marriage known as “behavioral economics,” the Qur’an and Sunnah introduced economic principles aimed at improving...
Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)
Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
Last updated on August 24, 2020 Introduction From approximately the ninth century, roughly two hundred years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, charitable foundations and endowments (waqfs or awqāf) began to emerge and spread across the Islamic world. Over the next millennium, charitable...
The Preserved Practice: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
Anyone who has looked with some depth at the Islamic institution of zakat will be transformed by the profundity of its wisdom in addressing more than one important aspect of community building. Although many of us treat it perfunctorily, zakat is more than simply about wealthier people giving...
Justice and Charity: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
The critical importance of zakat within Islam is one of the greatest reminders of Islam’s enduring commitment to economic justice. In Destiny Disrupted, Ansary points out that withholding zakat is the reason for which Abū Bakr, the first khalīfah, went to war. The tribespeople “still acknowledged...
Spending Ethically for Justice: A Muslim Response to the Uyghur Genocide
Dr. Samir Sweida-Metwally
This paper is focused on highlighting the situation in occupied East Turkistan, explaining the persecution faced by the Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic groups, and why it can legitimately be described as a genocide. Building on this, through scriptural analysis of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the paper...
Psychology of Wealth: An Islamic Perspective on Personal Finance
Dr. Osman Umarji
Truly, for every nation there is a trial, and the trial for my nation is wealth. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Long before the scientific enterprise of psychology, economics, and their ensuing marriage known as “behavioral economics,” the Qur’an and Sunnah introduced economic principles aimed at improving...
Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)
Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
Last updated on August 24, 2020 Introduction From approximately the ninth century, roughly two hundred years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, charitable foundations and endowments (waqfs or awqāf) began to emerge and spread across the Islamic world. Over the next millennium, charitable...
The Preserved Practice: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
Anyone who has looked with some depth at the Islamic institution of zakat will be transformed by the profundity of its wisdom in addressing more than one important aspect of community building. Although many of us treat it perfunctorily, zakat is more than simply about wealthier people giving...
Justice and Charity: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
The critical importance of zakat within Islam is one of the greatest reminders of Islam’s enduring commitment to economic justice. In Destiny Disrupted, Ansary points out that withholding zakat is the reason for which Abū Bakr, the first khalīfah, went to war. The tribespeople “still acknowledged...
Spending Ethically for Justice: A Muslim Response to the Uyghur Genocide
Dr. Samir Sweida-Metwally
This paper is focused on highlighting the situation in occupied East Turkistan, explaining the persecution faced by the Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic groups, and why it can legitimately be described as a genocide. Building on this, through scriptural analysis of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the paper...
How Yaqeen Institute Approaches AI: Integrating Technology with Islamic Ethics
Dr. Mohamed AbuTaleb
Artificial intelligence (AI) represents both a profound challenge and a monumental opportunity for Yaqeen Institute when advancing its mission of dismantling doubts, nurturing conviction, and inspiring contribution. As AI rapidly transforms how knowledge is generated, shared, and experienced,...
Dr. Jonathan Brown
Translated and Annotated by Jonathan A. C. Brown The moral problem of slavery The topic of slavery is not an easy one. In part this is because many today live in societies still shaped by slavery’s racial hierarchies and inequalities. But it is also because thinking about slavery in any depth...
Does That Apply to Non-Muslims, Too?
Anonymous Guest Author
A common question Muslims have when reading the Qur’an and Sunnah is whether or not the lessons found therein apply to non-Muslims. Sometimes a text will refer to “Muslims” or “believers,” but does that mean it only applies to Muslims? Some religious rules are certainly limited to Muslims, such as...
The Ethics of Scholarly Inquiry: Al-Subkī on Method, Debate and Disagreement
Sh. Yousef Wahb
At the conclusion of his treatise on the status of the tarāwīḥ prayer as an established Prophetic practice—including the mode of performance and number of rakʿas—the prominent Shāfiʿī scholar Taqī al-Dīn al-Subkī (d. 756/1355) takes an unexpected turn. Moving away from legal argumentation, he...
The Issue of Apostasy in Islam
Dr. Jonathan Brown
The Shari’ah consists of some laws that remain the same regardless of changing circumstances and others that change with them. Most of the Shari’ah is up to individual Muslims to follow in their own lives. Some are for judges to implement in courts. Finally, the third set of laws is for the ruler...
